Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edgar Wachenheim III


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The result was no consensus. Relisted 4 times (just a wow for that alone), neither the delete or keep !votes are very strong. The last relister noted feel free to prod or re-nominate, but not eligible for Prod, but feel free to re-nominate. That being said, a G7 speedy could be requested by Tristan Surtel, since it appears they have made the only substantial contributions to the article. (non-admin closure)  Onel 5969  TT me 17:34, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Edgar Wachenheim III

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Last year, I wrote this article about Edgar Wachenheim III, a successful investor who wrote a book, but I now believe it does not pass WP:GNG after familiarizing myself more with the notability guidelines. The press releases and his own book do not confer notability. He does appear in a good number of news articles, but most of the times he is just an investor commenting on companies or the economy and Wachenheim himself is not discussed, which is not significant coverage. Other articles are obituaries and marriage announcements, which do not confer notability either, or articles that mention his name solely because MOMA has named a gallery after him (the "Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery") and there is some exhibition there. CNBC wrote a profile about him, but this was only because he spoke at their "Delivering Alpha" conference. Value Investor Insight and MOI Global have interviewed him, but these are industry publications about which I could not find a lot. Tristan Surtel (talk) 13:35, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  14:18, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  14:18, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete a non-notable investor and writer.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:51, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - his charitable work might make him notable; he's served as an officer on several prominent boards. Bearian (talk) 21:05, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   21:12, 9 November 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 17:05, 18 November 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 17:30, 28 November 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Let's see if we can improve the article using whatever other sourcing has been found. If all else fails, feel free to PROD or renominate. Thanks for assuming good faith.
 * Weak keep. As Bearian notes, the subject at least arguably has significant coverage in the connection with their charitable giving. I also found several media reports regarding his more traditional business activities.  So, with that in mind, I think this probably meets the GNG and should not be deleted.  But I think it's a close call. DocFreeman24 (talk) 01:46, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. The man is very prominent lifelong investor, served on many corporate/charity/etc boards, currently managing billions, interviewed by Cramer and many other publications, and wrote a book that’s been read across Wall street. He has returns comparable to Warren Buffett (but does not like to give interviews). People on Wall Street are very well aware of his profile and accomplishments. Not to mention his very prominent stature in Northeast philanthropic circles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:1002:8B76:E15C:F09C:2F7E:2DFB (talk) 14:52, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 01:34, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


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